Centennial will square off against Midtown at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial will be strutting in after a victory while Midtown will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Centennial turned things around against Northview on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 11-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Tilden Reams looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, David Perkins and Carlos Marquez did most of the damage at the plate: Perkins scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Marquez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs Perkins has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Pablo Rivas, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Centennial hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Midtown fell victim to Jackson and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 7-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Knights' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 3-13. As for Midtown, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 10-3.
Centennial skirted past Midtown 1-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Midtown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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